Water in the Green Economy in Practice: A Water Toolbox or Best Practices Guide of Action

This water toolbox is an output from the UN-Water conference on "Water in the Green Economy in Practice: Towards Rio+20". The objective is to provide proposals based on the analysis of existing practice, reflecting specifically on lessons from implementation, scaling up, and the relevance for developing transition countries.

Achieving a green economy is not possible without ensuring everyone has access to basic water and sanitation services.
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Transitioning to a green economy in water requires a shift from current practice.
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Creating incentives for improving efficiency is appropriate where basic water and sanitation services are already being provided.
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There is an important role for social dialog and for communities in the provision of water services. Community initiatives are vital in places where government action does not reach.
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The transition to a green economy requires mobilizing more funds, but also requires increasing efficiencies to make better use of the limited financial resources available.
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Investing in the improvement of biodiversity is critical for sustaining or restoring the water-related services provided by ecosystems.
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Governments need to facilitate innovation and adoption of greener water provision and water use technologies, contributing to job creation and structural transformation towards greener economies.
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Water planning is a powerful social tool for identifying the best way to use water resources to meet the competing needs of different users.
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